empty-nest syndrome

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Definitions of empty-nest syndrome words

noun empty-nest syndrome a condition, often involving depression, loneliness, etc, experienced by parents living in a home from which the children have grown up and left 0
noun empty-nest syndrome a form of mental depression said to be caused in women by the loss felt when their children grow up and leave home 0
noun empty-nest syndrome Alternative form of empty nest syndrome. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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